U.S. math scores drop post-pandemic on international test - Chalkbeat

U.S. math scores drop post-pandemic on international test - Chalkbeat - Erica Meltzer 

• U.S. fourth graders saw their math scores drop steeply between 2019 and 2023 on a key international test even as more than a dozen other countries saw their scores improve. 
• Scores dropped even more steeply for American eighth graders, a grade where only three countries saw increases...
• The extent of the decline seems to be driven by the lowest performing students losing more ground, a worrying trend that predates the pandemic...